
French Police Start Puncturing Migrant Boats at Sea
New powers allow for a more proactive approach to illegal migration to Britain when it’s initiated from French waters.

New powers allow for a more proactive approach to illegal migration to Britain when it’s initiated from French waters.

The 2022 accident was one of the deadliest in the English Channel in recent years.

Despite the slogans, there’s no real will in government to secure Britain’s borders—just gestures to pacify a public they’ve long since stopped serving.
Illegal Channel crossings are now 50% ahead of last year’s mid-June total.
New reporting reveals that the majority of migrants in Calais camps spent years in EU countries before heading to Britain—many speak fluent German, Swedish, or Danish.

Most migrants crossing the Channel to Britain are men. But saying otherwise makes failing to deal with the issue appear less bad.
Calm seas are back, meaning the quantity of known ‘small boat’ migrants reaching Britain in 2025 has passed the figure of 15,000—with no end in sight.
Move comes three years after Britain agreed to fund tougher French border efforts—yet migrant numbers hit record highs.
Labour home secretary Yvette Cooper says France must let police intervene before boats set off.
A historic flotilla was rerouted mid-Channel as a migrant boat took priority.